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MEMORANDUM LKP M� DATE: November 30, 2010 TO: Richard Reed, Bedford; Chris Whelan, Concord; Carl Valente, Lexington; Timothy Higgins, Lincoln; Maureen Valente, Sudbury; Donna VanderClock, Weston FROM: Jennifer M. Raitt, Chief Housing Planner RE: Six -Town Municipal Affordable Housing Services - Summary Memo The following provides an overview and detail of the steps MAPC has taken to explore , :options for sharing housing administrative services among the Towns of Bedford, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Sudbury, and Weston. The :Initial Premise of this initiative began in 2008 and 2009 with the following intention: regionalization of housing activities and services could lie .a valuable collaborative approach to affordable housing solutions. The early. stages of this effort were undertaken by the municipal managers of the HATS communities consisting of Bedford, Concord, Lexington and Lincoln. Independent of this effort, MAPC had been exploring a simila concept for communities in the MetroWest region. After several months of investigation and cdiscussion the HATS group contacted MAPC and learned of the initiative underway in the MertoWest area. The two efforts then converged. By assisting communities with implementing their goals to create permanently affordable homes for individuals and families with low, moderate, and middle incomes, the MetroWest Regional Affordable Housing project could help maintain balanced and diverse housing options. Phase I of the MAPC initiative involved securing District Local Technical Assistance funding from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council for assistance with research and potential models for shared services for affordable housing administration. The MetroWest Regional Collaborative. (then MWGMC) received the DLTA grant through Metropolitan Area Planning Council to research MetroWest housing activities and opportunities to collaborate regionally. Additionally, MWRC researched regional housing trust models and design a model to support MetroWest regional housing activities. For the first task, staff began working in August 2009 to create and administer a survey to MetroWest communities, including outreach to communities from the Southwest Area Planning Council and Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC) subregions of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. 60 Temple Place, Boston, MA ©21 1 1 - 617- 451 -277th - Fax 617- 482 -7185 - www.mapc.org f - z ter: wrc. � �v. ctie �< ,� -�.�. JI6 ��:1 %n��fy� rij 0 r - -, flE 'I ^� 1 S r =['roc >p d - @!c ti5- t o 1 - .. .. ,. .. _� u._, �E?!. �'I�Gf„ �'3rc. S . �[�C�. _!F.. ,.. �`v� . . E.i; P m ., . %C�_ . i!!'�: ..